DUST REQUEST – a film by SABI

thanks guys, now if I can just finish the film... sound is proving to be extremely difficult. I'm drawing from our sound library as needed, but I need more time. I wish I could go back to these locations and get some more sound. That's always the case. In a related note, tickets to NZ are $700
 
just talked to kevin, who is cmpleting his entry in a philadelphia hotel room. he just finished mixing the sound and I sent him a prores copy of the sabi pictures logo to include.
 
wow those are some amazing locations, too bad the quality of the compression wasn't optimal. As far as the story goes it felt it was a little too long. But the images and great low key sound choices made it interesting all the way through.
 
This was extraordinarily interesting and unexpected. I'm honestly not sure at all if this was a work of fiction or not (but I sorta think that's how you wanted me to respond...).

I have to agree with some others that it felt a tad long. I suppose I didn't need the repetition of some shots towards the end. I'm lukewarm on some of the effects at the end too.

I think I need to watch this one again. That's a very good thing.
 
Very nice camera work. I couldn't believe those were gotten with an HV20. It was a tad long, but everything worked together seamlessly.
 
Ghost in the film

Ghost in the film

I'm wondering if anyone got what happened at the end (if you were able to make it...)? Did you see the ghost?

Thanks for all the great responses, and for checking out the film. The compression on a location film like this is a heartbreaker. You should see this thing in 1080 HD. Actually, I'll try to post an HD version.

Running time: Yeah, six minutes is a long time for a short like this. Thanks for bearing with it. Hopefully you saw the ghost at the end. For those of you that don't want to watch the whole film,

I have a short version shot from the ghost's perspective of Surya's trip (that doesn't duplicate any shots and is 2 minutes long).

It move's really fast, and it was shot with a Flip.

I'll try to post that too.

Oh, also, you may be interested in the Last Will and Testament that Arjun wrote. I'll try to get that up as well. Thanks for your patience and for your continued comments!

Kev
 
Yes this is a very beautiful and spiritual short film - congratulations gents. It is especially impressive that this was shot on the humble hv20!
 
Well, you get the Aetus award for best scenery. :)

I'd agree with some that you could afford to trim some fat out of this and get to it more quickly. Once it got where it was going, I dug it, but honestly at about 4 min, I started scrubbing the timeline to get there.

And I guess I am in the minority from what others say, but man I wish you had a big camera for this. They always say the camera doesn't matter. In this case, it would have mattered.

This isn't a knock on the filmmaking, but the quality of the video compared to the images was stark to me. I think even a D90 would have given you more out of the scenery due to the glass. But it was hard to lose myself in those images the way i think I should have been able to.

And it might be compression, but for what I'm seeing, I don't know. I'm watching these all on my 32" 1080p monitor.

I think you spend WAY too much time looking at the back of her head, the side of her head, her hair, basically everything but her FACE. The eyes are the window to the soul. There is no door to the soul in the back of the head. I say this because what's important about this is how it affects her. And I don't get it when I am constantly looking at the back of her head.

Last thing, the effects at the end. I'm struggling with this as well in mine. I understand what you're looking to do, but compared to the tranquil and serious nature of the rest of the film, those sounds and visuals you chose feel much more at home in a genre horror film, than in this one. Like I said, I am struggling with the same thing in mine, not wanting it to feel hackish, and trying to come up with something semi-original, or more at home with the tone of the piece. It might be worth your time to look a little harder at those effects. I'm experimenting with wind, waves, all kinds of things besides those digital "whooshses." Same for the visual. I'm trying to avoid anything but color in mine. Maybe there's something more subtle to be done in yours? More in line with the tone of the film?

Sorry to be so nit-picky, but I know you're were one of the filmmaking super-men SABI breeds in their top-secret lab, so felt compelled not to let you off the hook for anything :) Just wait till I get my hands on Forsman.
 
I must say, I really admire what this film set out to do. It looks beautiful (despite the compression), it sounds great (love the pan flute oriented music), and the lead works very well.

However, I feel like this film tried to take on two many visages, tones, and techniques that it seemed uneven and loose toward the end. Also, there were moments when the aspect ratio changed (could be a simple slip or intentional...not sure what the justification for the intention would be).

But even with these little set-backs, I found it thoroughly enjoyable viewing and I would LOVE to see a more crisp HD rendering. Nice work! :beer:
 
This was Gorgeous with a capital G. Very nice looking entry.

Mark, it was compression. You can clearly see compression artifacts, especially in certain scenes.

I have to agree with most of what has been said. It was a long journey.
I didn't see the ghost myself.

MAH
 
I concur with most of the comments thus far. Absolutely stunning visuals! I really liked the way it opened. But it did feel a little long in places.

I do like the way you have incorporated several different aspects of storytelling (the journal entries, the alternate angle from the ghost's perspective etc.). I think it is a whole other realm of "alternative storytelling" that needs to be utilized in today's media savvy environment.

Good job!
 
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